Saudi Arabia has executed 340 individuals in 2025, surpassing its own previous record. The majority of these executions are drug-related, raising questions about human rights and the kingdom's reform ...

As Syria celebrates one year since the fall of its longtime ruler, we look back at the events that followed.

BEIRUT (AP) — Sunni regional powerhouses Turkey and Saudi Arabia have had a complicated and often contentious relationship over the years. But their ties warmed significantly after Bashar Assad was ...

Since the start of 2025, Saudi Arabia has executed 232 people in drug-related cases, constituting the majority of the 340 ...

Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syria's president and fled to Russia in December 2024, bringing a sudden end to his 24-year ...

(Reuters) - Syria's transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported on Saturday, citing sources. It will be Sharaa's first official ...

One year into his rule Syria's leader has won over Trump and much of the West, but at home people know his weaknesses ...

Damascus, Syria – On the morning of December 5, 2025, a taxi drove me across the Lebanon-Syria border. This time was ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government’s coalition with Russia, Iran and Iraq must succeed in Syria’s civil war, suggesting the alternative to its survival is a region in chaos.

NNA - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday revealed the gift he received from Saudi Arabia as the country marked ...